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Married by Mistake Mr. Whitman’s Sinner Wife [Sixteenth Child] Chapter 1731

Jeremy suddenly relented.

Madeline quickly turned, facing Jeremy’s firm expression, though she did not find this unexpected. He relented solely because of the concern he had for her.

The corner of Carter’s lips raised at these words. This was the answer he wanted.

“Carter, state your terms,” Jeremy requested, not showing much patience for Carter.

Carter did not beat around the bush. “Let Shirley go,” he said bluntly.

Madeline had thought that Carter’s demand would be something very difficult or unreasonable. However, she had not expected Carter’s only stipulation was Shirley’s release.

Jeremy too found this doubtful. If this was the only stipulation, why should he not oblige?

After all, his main purpose in kidnapping Shirley was to exchange her for the anti-toxoid test reagent.

“I can let her go, but I have to see the anti-toxoid test reagent first. She told me herself that there’s no completed product, so I’d like to verify that you’re telling the truth and that there’s truly an anti-toxoid test reagent,” Jeremy asked carefully, probing.

He could not afford any more mishaps. Madeline’s safety depended on this.

Understanding Jeremy’s concerns, Carter slowly turned and walked toward a mini-fridge. Once Carter had entered a passcode on the fridge, the door opened.

Madeline and Jeremy shared a look, then saw Carter retrieving a vial of transparent anti-toxoid test reagent from the fridge.

It looked the same as the anti-toxoid test reagent Shirley had given them back then.

“She’s not lying. There isn’t a complete product that can heal you completely. This one’s just a half completed. You can use it to alleviate your symptoms for the next flare-up.”

It was just a half-complete product.

Disappointment flashed across Jeremy’s eyes, but it was better than nothing.

He could not standby and watch Madeline flare up and suffer through those horrendous past experiences again, no matter the cost.

He reached out his hand to Carter. “Give it to me.”

Carter shook his head lightly. “I won’t give it to you until I see Shirley.”

“Carter, I’m a businessman, and trust is vital in businesses. Once I, Jeremy Whitman, have promised something, I’ll certainly fulfill it.”

“However, I’m not a businessman,” Carter said with a cold expression, then placed the anti-toxoid test reagent into his coat pocket. “Mr. Whitman, lead the way.”

Carter was asking Jeremy to take him to Shirley.

Jeremy, without hesitation, grabbed Madeline’s hand and turned. “Follow me.”

After saying two words to Carter, Jeremy turned and went back the way he came.

Jeremy and Madeline got into the same car while Carter followed them in his car.

Jeremy looked at the rearview mirror, glancing at the car that was tailing them closely as his expression became grimmer.

Madeline was silently in thought when she heard Jeremy suddenly speaking.

“You already knew what’ll happen. Why didn’t you tell me?”

Madeline quickly understood what he meant. She shifted her gaze from the snow drifting outside the window onto Jeremy, who wore a cold expression on his face.

“I’m not scared,” Madeline said softly, “there’s nothing I can’t handle.”

“Linnie, this isn’t about whether you can handle it or not, it’s…”

“I understand. I do understand.” Madeline earnestly looked at the agitated man and softened her tone. “Jeremy, I truly do understand.”

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Jeremy gave Madeline a serious look, saying nothing in response.

The snow grew heavier over time, gradually piling on the ground.

Half an hour later, Jeremy’s car stopped at the villa’s gates once again.

When Madeline got out of the car, her eyes were immediately drawn to the two lines of tire tracks that were imprinted on the snow.

This villa was detached. Under normal circumstances, no one would be passing by this place, let alone leaving tire tracks at the gates, unless they came here deliberately.

“I see. You’ve locked her up here,” Carter said as he got out of the car. “Lead the way.” He seemed impatient, but his expression still looked perfectly calm.

Perhaps Jeremy was still worried about Madeline, for he did not notice the tire tracks on the snow.

He opened the gates and led the way with Madeline in tow.

“Jeremy, something’s off,” Madeline said, expressing her concern.

“Off? What do you mean?” Jeremy asked, confused. However, when he was at the entryway opening the door, he immediately felt an uneasiness hanging in the air.

Madeline too realized that something was wrong. She sniffed the air around her, then her expression suddenly changed.

“I think something has happened!” Madeline said with emphasis, immediately running upstairs.

Jeremy strode behind her.

Upon seeing this scene, Carter, who stood behind them, felt that something was amiss and quickly ran upstairs with them, toward the entrance to the guest room.

“Why are you two running so fast suddenly? What’s wrong?” Carter asked in displeasure, then his eyes fell upon the guest room door.

He saw that the door lock was broken and there were footprints on the door, suggesting someone had forcefully kicked it.

Carter’s expression immediately changed. “She’s here?”

Jeremy was silent while Madeline, her beautiful eyebrows slightly furrowed, said, “I smell blood.”

Madeline’s words put Jeremy and Carter on guard, their eyes simultaneously narrowed. Carter, however, was one step ahead of Jeremy as he violently pushed the door open.

The smell of blood intensified, and Madeline swiftly entered the guest room. She immediately saw a horrific puddle of blood, still fresh, that stained the snow-white rug. The room also showed signs of struggle.

However, Shirley was nowhere to be seen.

“Jeremy, where is she? Where’s Shirley?” Carter asked impatiently.

This was the first time Madeline saw such an extreme expression on this man’s usually emotionless face.

“Shirley was right here when I left. Carter, you can see that someone had clearly been here,” explained Madeline.

“Sorry, I don’t see it.” Carter’s face fell, looking at the blood on the rug, and he clenched his fingers one by one.

“This was your plan all along, isn’t it, Jeremy? You had intentionally put on such a good show! You said you want to make a deal with me, exchanging Shirley for the anti-toxoid test reagent, but the reality is that you didn’t even want this deal at all!”

Carter’s face was cold, his tone brimming with accusation.

“I would never pull this kind of trick. Someone had barged into this room and taken Shirley away. If you’re truly worried about her, I can help you in finding her current location.”

“There’s no need!” Carter rejected him coldly and suddenly took out the half-complete anti-toxoid test reagent from his pocket. “Since she’s nowhere to be found, this deal is off, Jeremy. Don’t even think about laying your hands on this anti-toxoid test reagent!”

As his voice fell, he suddenly lifted his hand and violently threw the anti-toxoid test reagent out of the balcony.

“Stop!”

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Jeremy shouted, attempting to stop Carter, but Carter had made up his mind.

With all his might, Carter hurled the vial of anti-toxoid test reagent out of the balcony, ensuring that neither party won.

However, Jeremy was unwilling to stand by and watch Carter throwing out the anti-toxoid test reagent. At that moment, he launched himself toward the trajectory of the vial, leaping forward like a sword flying from its scabbard, his entire person seemed to soar with the vial.

Madeline’s heart suddenly leaped as this scene unfolded.

“No! Jeremy…”

Madeline cried out in alarm and ran over to Jeremy.

However, she could not catch up with Jeremy’s speed. She watched as Jeremy jumped down the balcony, trying to catch the vial of anti-toxoid test reagent.

“Jeremy!” Madeline ran hurriedly to the balcony and looked down. She then turned to head downstairs to find Jeremy.

However, when she ran past Carter, he suddenly reached out a hand, grabbing her arm.

“Let go!” Madeline struggled angrily.

Displeasure colored his face. “What did you guys do to her? Where did you hide her?”

Madeline looked Carter in the eyes, unflinching from his suspicious gaze.

“Listen, Carter. Shirley was here initially. Before I’d left, I’d let her bathe, eat, and sleep comfortably. Now that something bad has happened to her, it should be obvious that someone else is behind this. Why should I put up this act with you? Do you think I could’ve predicted that you’ll make this deal with my husband and come here?”

Carter’s brows furrowed at Madeline’s questions.

While he still gazed at Madeline with suspicion, his grip loosened noticeably.

Madeline used this chance to break away from Carter’s grip and quickly ran downstairs.

She rushed straight to the ground level beneath the guest room balcony where she found Jeremy squatting, and she darted toward him.

“Jeremy, how are you? Did you hurt your leg? You still have a scar from the time when you jumped out of a balcony in St. Piaf! How could you be so reckless and jump like that again?”

Madeline was speaking incoherently, torn between caring for Jeremy and scolding him.

wanted to check whether Jeremy had injured himself, but when

had just jumped down from

at this,” Jeremy opened his palm and asked, “where’s

in the guest room. Was that really Shirley’s blood?

should be hers.” Jeremy

hurried footsteps coming

anti-toxoid test reagent that

always keep it with

Give it to me. Quickly.” Jeremy reached out

a beat as she grew very nervous. “Jeremy, are you unwell? Could it be that

Linnie. Let’s leave it at that for now. Quickly,

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questioned no further. She quickly retrieved the anti-toxoid test reagent she kept in

Carter walked out from

immediately spotted Jeremy and Madeline, then walked

test reagent that laid next to Jeremy. Upon seeing the shattered pieces of the vial, Carter’s eyes

has been shattered. Now, you can only watch the suffering of your beloved. Unless you release Shirley. She’ll then have time to develop the anti-toxoid

words, Jeremy

She lightly patted away the snowflakes on Jeremy’s coat, looking at the shattered vial by Jeremy’s feet

dare think so highly of yourself. Since you’ve already thoroughly investigated Linnie and me, you should know that I’d never risk my

eyes blazed with anger despite the biting cold winter

go. That’s not all. I’d even locked her in the basement with

his brows.

you think I’d still be kind to her? Even

set into a hard line, and his

imposing than Carter’s. “If it weren’t because of my wife’s urging, I wouldn’t have even let that vile woman sleep in the villa guest room in comfort. A despicable reprobate

A vile woman.

A reprobate.

Carter’s fists slowly clenched as the raging flame within him was about to erupt at any

brink of Carter losing control of his

I pity how she’s being manipulated,” Madeline said while looking into Carter’s eyes, which suddenly had a

the one who is even more detestable, more despicable, is the one who’s behind her instigating her

“…”

Carter immediately fell silent.

very clearly that Madeline was referring

correct. Shirley had only been

she was a vile woman and a despicable rat, then he would

thought made

white snowflakes fluttered past his eyes, and in that second,

face finally revealed a never-before-seen sinister

You guys have investigated me thoroughly as well,” he said provocatively, an abnormal chill in his

see you in so much pain. However, there are no longer any anti-toxoid test reagents, and you guys seem unwilling to release the one who developed the anti-toxoid test reagent. Further, your husband insisted on making me his enemy. I guess you can only resign yourself

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that, Carter turned and left with a carefree

as he walked

chest tightened upon seeing the vial of anti-toxoid test reagent shattered on

face was surprisingly happy, held her hand

you’re worried about me, but your condition is more urgent now. Even if poison inside me were to flare up, it wouldn’t be much of a problem with Adam around. However, it’s a different story for you. Carter would never genuinely

had a point. Nonetheless, she was

Madeline and Jeremy returned to the guest room once

and inspected the

blood, and judging from the state of which

kidnap Shirley? What would they benefit from kidnapping

not answer Madeline’s question, but instead responded with a question of his own. “Linnie,

a few seconds and said, “Honestly,

Carter has feelings

nodded. “That’s what I

of Shirley as a pawn,” Jeremy agreed, then his handsome eyebrows furrowed slightly. “I have an idea who is likely to be behind this. This kind of trick could kill two birds with one stone,

situation, his

into those eyes and seemed to immediately have some idea what he

seemed that only one person could

would that person truly be bold enough to do

…

a damp

up from her stupor, feeling

loss, her body was lacking in

felt a

vision, she saw a woman, who

were dead,” the woman mocked. She then bent down and yanked Shirley’s collar. “Who asked you to get

Prone, Shirley lifted her head with great effort. She tried standing, but felt

afraid nor panic, calmly posed her

I got in your way, but can you at least tell me

yanked Shirley’s collar again in rage and lifted her hand, slapping Shirley’s face twice, without even

with this because you now have a bit of talent and looks. He didn’t

the woman spoke, she suddenly got up and took a fruit knife

Shirley felt dizzy and dazed, she could still clearly see the woman

Sinner

not see the woman’s face. However, she could

trying to do?” Shirley supported herself with both

the torture this woman would inflict on her, but she could not accept sustaining

could accept

front of Shirley, towering over her

I can never compare to you in some aspects and I can never replace you. The only thing I can do now is to

Shirley heard this, she was even more certain that

she did not fight back, her

sit here

woman waving the knife at her face, Shirley used

resistance, so she was completely caught off guard when she was suddenly pushed.

up the fruit knife in a hurry. However, Shirley was even faster than her and was now holding the

this critical moment, the woman pressed Shirley’s hand down and the two of them

was weak, the woman managed to trap Shirley under

and amidst the chaos, the sharp

the woman screamed in pain, and at the same time, flames of

was holding tightly in her hand as her eyes turned

“Go to hell!”

knife and slashed the sharp blade

“Ah!”

overwhelming sharp pain immediately washed

was instantly alert without

to clutch her wound,

offend someone you shouldn’t? You should think about who you offended back then.

‘Who I’ve offended recently?’

profusely, and she was in so much pain that her bones were trembling. She

remembered how Madeline had let her take a shower, change her clothes, eat, and sleep in such a friendly manner, Shirley could not help

believed you. I didn’t expect you to be so good at

said in self-mockery before pushing away the woman who was restraining her. Then, she stood up shakily

woman initially wanted to stop her but when she heard what Shirley had just said, she felt

her red lips to display a sinister

Remember to go back to Carter and tell him who did this to

Sinner

clutched her face and ran forward without bothering which way she

drop by drop, and beautiful blooming flowers seemed to

she had been running for, nor did she know where she was headed

directly crashed into Shirley who was running around

and was so scared by this sudden incident that

out into the road. It’s not

The driver kept emphasizing.

two of them opened the door and got out at

a doctor, Adam would not leave the wounded to

the road, but when he saw the face that was covered with dirt, Adam’s

“Shirley? Shirley!”

to Shirley repeatedly but she was not

and her weak breathing

who was covered in blood, back into the car. Cathy also quickly got back into the car. The moment she sat down, she heard Adam roaring at the driver

the nearest

half a second. He immediately pressed down

Jeremy went back to

was taking care of Lillian who was getting

saw the two of them, she pointed at the bouquet of powder blue baby breaths on the table and said, “A masked man came to visit Lily

“A man?”

tall and handsome. I think he looks somewhat familiar but he was

there was a glass jar full of

she saw the candies, Madeline arrived at a conclusion with much certainty. “It was Fabian. He left

a look. Indeed, there was

he’s trying to do. He wants to cut ties with us

she turned around to look

Can you get the security footage to see where she is right

get someone to do it now,” Jeremy said and walked

of the bed to caress the sleeping little princess. As she watched the cold

you have to stay strong and make it through

something has happened to your body recently. What’s going

worry, Mom. We’ll all make it

time, she was giving herself the confidence to

recalled the test tube that Jeremy

out her phone

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would not feel assured if she did not have the anti-toxoid test reagent that Adam gave her

to experience another flare-up at a sudden timing, she would not know

even though she could get through to Adam, no one was picking up the

figured that Adam might be busy, so she thought she would call him later. However, when she was about to put her phone away, Adam called

answered the call and heard Cathy’s

“Evie, it’s me.”